One of the 243 portraits · LHHHM
The Beekeeper
I tend something that could hurt me with steady hands.
You are seldom stung, and share freely.
You tend something delicate and potentially dangerous with slow, methodical care, and you are seldom stung because you never rush the process. What you gather from that care, you share freely, without keeping much back.
Unhurried · Methodical · Generous
The five together
Unhurried, gentle and methodical, you tend something that could hurt you with steady hands, share the harvest freely, and are seldom stung.
The Beekeeper's result is high on Agreeableness, Conscientiousness and Emotional Stability, low on Extraversion and in the middle on Openness. Each band is wide on purpose: a score near a boundary can fall either side on a retake, and the portrait describes the pattern, not a precise point.
About 2 in 1,000 people
0.19% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Beekeeper is an uncommon combination.
Bands are relative to a general adult reference sample. Honesty-Humility is measured in your Snapshot and appears in your report; it is not part of the portrait.
What The Beekeeper might recognize
- You handle a genuinely risky task calmly, because you trust the careful process you already built.
- You give away the results of long, patient work without needing anything in return for it.
A question worth keeping
What patient work of yours would you let yourself take real credit for, instead of just sharing it?
Six lenses
The Beekeeper in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Beekeeper come with the membership.
Written for this exact combination, alongside 90 trait pages, a strengths constellation and a growth plan.
Read them in the membershipOne band away
Move a single dimension and the portrait changes. These are the ten neighbours of The Beekeeper.
- Extraversion mediumThe Gardener
- Extraversion highThe Mayor
- Agreeableness lowThe Tactician
- Agreeableness mediumThe Provider
- Conscientiousness lowThe Gentle Soul
- Conscientiousness mediumThe Steadfast
- Emotional Stability lowThe Caregiver
- Emotional Stability mediumThe Steward
- Openness lowThe Homesteader
- Openness highThe Guardian
The traits behind The Beekeeper
A portrait is a pattern across five measured dimensions. Every trait is reported as a percentile against the reference sample; the three bands and the portrait name exist to make the result easier to talk about, and the percentile is always shown alongside. Each dimension has its own page explaining what it means, what the research says it predicts, and how it can change.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Extraversion?
How much you enjoy being around people, talking, and doing lively things, and how much energy that gives you.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Agreeableness?
How kind, trusting, and cooperative you tend to be with other people, and how much you put getting along ahead of getting your way.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Openness?
How much you enjoy new ideas, art, imagination, and experiences that are different from what you already know.
The Snapshot also measures Honesty-Humility, which appears in your report but is not part of the portrait code. How much you tell the truth, play fair, want only your fair share, and avoid showing off, even when you could get away with more.
Questions about The Beekeeper
- What is the Beekeeper personality?
- The Beekeeper is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I tend something that could hurt me with steady hands. Unhurried, gentle and methodical, you tend something that could hurt you with steady hands, share the harvest freely, and are seldom stung.
- How common is The Beekeeper?
- 0.19% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Beekeeper is an uncommon combination among the 243 portraits in the reference sample, and the share will move as the norming sample grows.
- How do I find out if I am The Beekeeper?
- Take the free Wellington Snapshot: 60 questions, about 7 minutes. You answer all the questions first, then you sign in with an email so your answers are saved and your results can be shown. There is no card. Your free results name your portrait and show your five dimensions.
- Is The Beekeeper a personality type?
- Not in the sense of a box you are sorted into. Wellington measures continuous traits and reports each as a percentile against a reference sample. The Beekeeper names the combination of bands your scores fall in, and a score near a band boundary can land on either side on a retake. Wellington describes ordinary variation in personality; it is not a diagnosis and is not designed for hiring. Read more about types and traits
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The Beekeeper: I tend something that could hurt me with steady hands. Which portrait are you? Find yours with Wellington.
Is this you, or someone you know?
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